Weekday Worship

A conversation where we banter about our banter; clarify Caleb's need to be footnoted; and interact with a recently released video from Apple about their corporate progress to reach a net zero carbon footprint, as promised, by 2030.

A conversation about our Spiritual Practice for September, creating a position for a Pastor of Pickleball, plus, there may be a Chance the Rapper impression that makes it into this weeks episode.

We are joined by a very special guest today for a conversation touching on 90's alt-rock one-hit wonders, mediocre rom-coms and an enlarged vision for singleness worthy of ultimate reality... there is some questionable sound engineering but you will not be Dish-appointed.

A conversation about nurturing worship in the flow of our everyday lives, both personally and within our families. Plus, an evaluation of the new Chick-fil-a sandwich with spicy pimento cheese and the deep spirituality of keepy-uppy with your kids (yes, that game with the balloons you dummies).

A conversation exploring the essentialness of corporate worship to spiritual formation, and how our rhythm of gathering, as well as the specific movements and moments of our gathering, are intended to shape us.

A conversation introducing our first spiritual practice, exploring how our culture forms us, American Christians and the American Church, as worshippers.

This episode is part 2 in a series of discussions introducing the idea of Spiritual Practices, a new layer of our discipleship and discipling environments at Generations.

This conversations focuses on the larger category of spiritual formation but also includes some new insight into why Generations is growing and discussion about this week's pastoral email imposter scandal.

The long rumored return is upon us... we're coming out of retirement and relaunching the Weekday Worship Podcast after a long hiatus. This weeks episode takes us into the deep places of bobblehead dolls, shopping malls, the Instant Pot and the way our culture shapes us.

An interview with the Kambous, our partners in the gospel in West Africa, and their story, their lives, their ministry. This is an important listen for anyone who considers Generations their church family so that we might be prayerful and take collective responsibility for the work we're linked to in Burkina Faso.

A conversation with Aaron and Kristi Wheaton about their adventure of faith and following Jesus from Montana, to Generations here in Norcross, to Burkina Faso, and back to Montana.

This is a rerun episode from last year. As a community, Generations is about to start a church-wide week of fasting and prayer on January 15. This is a conversation we had last year before another week of fasting and prayer, to help us think through how and we engage with such a practice. 

A conversation about Thanksgiving traditions, and we revisit from last week, a letter from a 2nd-century follower of Jesus to his un-believing friend, considering early Christian evangelistic content and the reliability of our own theology. 

A conversation flowing from a 2nd-century disciple of Jesus, regarding the distinctive life of Christians at that time in the Roman Empire, and what we can learn from them. 

A conversation about a recent petty beef Caleb had with James, an ancient personal beef Abraham had with God, and an old theological beef Paul had with first century Judaizers... we're sorting it all out in one episode. 

A conversation about one of most mysterious figures in the Biblical text along with some other mysterious references.  

A conversation about Caleb's favorite Dr. Seuss book, a gift he received that keeps on giving, and contrasting a life of fear with a life of faith from Genesis 13. 

Finally, after lengthy and sometimes tenuous contract negotiations, the boys are back in the podcasting saddle. We touch on a few of Caleb's life changes and have a conversation about the background and background to the background of the series we are preaching through at Generations on the life of Jacob called, The Story of our Lives. 

Getting ready for the start of a new weekday worship season, but not quite there yet, this is a conversation covering a wide range of topics related to the new ministry year launching at Generations. Adam Barker and James Rowell do a lot of name dropping as they discuss discipleship in the context of Next Gen, Community Groups and Cohorts. 

The second half of our conversation about Cyprian, which includes a range of other spin-off topics much to Caleb's chagrin. 

A conversation introducing a 3rd-Century North African Bishop with, as always, some surprising rabbit trails. 

A conversation about one of the most intriguing, celebrated and written about Christian figures of the 20th Century. 

A conversation about a mighty woman of God who most of us have never heard of. 

Generations installed two new elders this past Sunday and we wanted to let them share more about their stories so you get know these men who are charged with shepherding this local church.

Part 2 is a conversation with Zac Gilcrease.

Generations installed two new elders this past Sunday and we wanted to let them share more about their stories so you get know these men who are charged with shepherding this local church. 

Part 1 is a conversation with Caleb Hawkins. 

A conversation with one of our mission partners, Joel Ballew, about how he knew he could play college basketball, why his daughters are all named after U.S. Presidents, and his unlikely journey from being a successful business man and entrepreneur turned missionary in Colombia - plus a surprising reveal about a preferred genre of movies for both James and Joel.  

A conversation about the most important event in history and whether we're crazy to believe in the Death and Resurrection of Jesus. 

A conversation about trauma from Caleb's high school years that was triggered by last week's episode; his dramatic experience at local restaurant; and sorting through a biblical concept that is often handled sloppily and irresponsibly.  

A conversation with special guest Andrew Hixson, a long time member of Generations and Norcross City Council, touching on workouts with Caleb, eating out with James, and the special beauty of being embedded within a local church and local community that share their location. 

A conversation about the aches and pains of aging and interacting with a recent article that's gone viral, which promotes the significance of church community.  

A conversation about old books, good sub sandwiches, the myth of ownership and the responsibility of stewardship.

A conversation about what Jesus has to say about the relationship between earthly treasure, internal affection and the binary reality of Lordship. 

A conversation bringing a troubling Generations' conspiracy to light and fleshing out a few more aspects of singleness from a biblical perspective. 

A conversation about facial hair products, Cheetos dust, a potential spinoff food podcast, and as promised, applying union with Christ to real life. 

A conversation about podcast swag, our challenges with facial hair, and the breathtaking reality of what it means to be in union with Christ. 

A conversation about a recent study regarding the effects of different educational environments on the formation of young people, where the church fits into the development, and as promised, some poetic contributions to the podcast. 

A conversation about Caleb's Twitter stalking, poetry, and Isaiah 58.  

A conversation helping us to prepare spiritually and practically for a week of corporate fasting and prayer at Generations. 

A conversation with special guest Stephanie Simmons about art, dance and drama and how to engage these common grace spaces with Christian faithfulness.  

In the final episode of 2021, we revisit last week's conversation and contrast a cultural version of love with the Biblical vision of love.  

A conversation about the movie Frozen, a restaurant named Gu's, and a couple recently published articles about loving the self. 

A conversation about The Acts 29 Network: What is it? Why did Generations join it? Why are we still part of it? Does it matter? We address all this and more.  

A conversation about Thanksgiving celebrations, twins in our lives, Caleb's dream job, a whole bunch of name dropping and some clarity about God's will for your life. 

A conversation with a special guest about the development of our own self-understanding, the importance of curiosity in understanding others, and some helpful feedback for the massive weekday worship production team.

A conversation considering a Ph.D topic for Caleb, the hard work of show prep put in by James, and how we should approach hearing the reading and preaching of God's Word.

Recurring guest Scottie Finlayson joins the podcast for a conversation about how things are going after 1 year on staff. James and Scottie reflect on the state of the church and what it's been like working together over the last year.   

A conversation about what kind of movies moves us, why they move us and how to think critically about what we watch; plus, Caleb gets schooled on show intros.

A conversation about famous people from Norcross, the implications of Christianity for our physical bodies, and the extraordinary godliness of sleeping.  

A conversation about Caleb's refined tastes, James' physical defects, and a universal source of angst and frustration. 

A conversation reminiscing about Christian Music over the last 40-50 years, which may or may not include Caleb doing a Mac Powell impression.